Chapter 19: Merchant ship

Zhong Ziqi asked Zhao Zhengan anxiously: "If you don't say anything, I will ignore you."

With this trick, Zhao Zhengan showed a flustered look, and grabbed the corner of his clothes tightly for fear that Zhong Ziqi would leave him.

Zhong Ziqi said slowly: "Tell me, what's the matter? Who bullied you, and my wife will vent your anger."

"No one is bullying me, it's bullying you." Zhao Zhengan said suddenly, with anger and annoyance in his voice.

Zhong Ziqi didn't expect it to be a matter of her own. She froze for a moment and then asked curiously: "Who bullied me? Did someone tell you something?"

Zhao Zhengan couldn't help but told Zhong Ziqi what he had heard, and finally said very seriously: "Daughter-in-law is not that kind of person."

Although Zhong Ziqi was angry that the people in the village had broken mouths, she was also attracted by Zhao Zhengan's trust and serious look: "Then what am I like?"

Zhao Zhengan tilted his head and thought for a while: "Daughter-in-law is the best daughter-in-law in the world." Zhao Zhengan felt that this description was the best, the most suitable for his wife, and couldn't help grinning happily.

Zhong Ziqi couldn't laugh or cry, and at the same time a touch of emotion appeared in her heart. There is no need to do anything, as long as a voice of support and comfort is the best superglue, which will allow him to heal quickly.

"Well, we are not angry, they just say what they like, and we won't lose a piece of meat."

"Why are they talking?" This is what Zhao Zhengan is puzzled by.

Zhong Ziqi pondered for a while and said, "Because, they are jealous!"

"What is jealousy?"

"Because we have some things but they don't, they are jealous and unhappy."

Zhao Zhengan seemed to understand, "Can we give it to them? Then they will be happy."

"That's ours. If we give it to them, we won't have any. What do you do?" Zhong Ziqi threw the question back

"Well...then don't give it to them, don't be upset about your daughter-in-law." Zhao Zhengan answered without even thinking about it.

Zhong Ziqi was very satisfied. It wasn't that he was picking it up. He wanted to prevent someone from doing bad things from Zhao Zhengan in the future and get vaccinated in advance.

"Okay, don't think about it, go and fetch water for me, and carry it to the back of the house." Zhong Ziqi handed him the wooden barrel.

Zhao Zhengan's problem was solved and he was happy again, and he bounced to the well with a wooden barrel.

Zhong Ziqi relaxed and returned to her yard. The three children stayed there honestly, and when he saw him coming over, they obediently called: "Brother Ziqi"

Zhong Ziqi’s house didn’t have much to eat, only some fruits were left. He picked some good-looking fruits for them: "Take them to eat. Brother Zhengan can’t play with you today. Would you like to come back later if you have time?"

The three children happily thanked Zhong Ziqi, holding a fruit in each hand, and ran away one after another.

After locking the door, Zhong Ziqi took the tool and ran to the vegetable garden, digging a hole, sowing seeds, watering, and burying the soil, four steps, and the sky was already dark when the two of them finished.

Zhong Ziqi was really relieved when the vegetables were planted, but this was the first time he had planted them, and he was still looking forward to the results.

In the evening, Zhong Ziqi fried a pig intestine and small cucumbers. There was still leftovers in the morning bone broth. It was just one dish and one soup. The nutrition was balanced. Zhong Ziqi was very satisfied, and Zhao Zhengan was very full!

After eating, the two took turns taking a shower and went to bed early. There was no entertainment in ancient times. This is the law of going to bed early at night and getting up early in the morning. After a busy day, I was already tired, and there was no insomnia of modern people. The two fell asleep almost immediately when they touched the bed. There is no thinking about it.

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The Grand Canal is a large river that runs through the north and south. Although it is not very wide, it is very long. Many cargo ships in the north will transport goods from the north to the south for sale by water, and the south will also bring local specialties to the north and sell them at high prices. As long as they can do business, make a few trips and make money, as long as they don’t meet Shanghai. Pirates of the storm are guaranteed to make a fortune.

This day is a bright and beautiful day, there is no wind, and the hot weather makes people's chest stuffy.

A large ship came slowly from the south, and a flag with the word "Gao" was hung high and fluttered, indicating that this was not an ordinary cargo ship.

"Master, there is a small town in front, do you want to rest?"

Two people stood at the bow, speaking of a man with a strong build and thick eyebrows. He bowed slightly at this moment and said respectfully.

The man called the young master leaned lazily on the railing, with black ink-like hair hanging on his shoulders, his skin was white, and his appearance was feminine with a hint of heroism. In short, he looked a little weak and windy. Hearing the question, the man languidly returned. To: "Let's get on the shore, after so many days, go to rest and rest, and bring some goods down by the way."

"Yes" The sturdy man clasped his fists and went down to give orders, leaving the man alone at the bow of the boat and looking into the distance. If anyone looked closely, he would find his eyes empty, obviously he was out of mind.

The business at Zhong Ziqi's booth is as good as ever. He knows that it will be able to fire this season, and the business will be deserted after the summer.

Then he should sell other things by then, and the realization of it is now that he wants to get money fast is the business of buying and selling. It is too slow to stick to an acre of land or work for others, and neither he nor Zhao Zhengan are suitable. , So he made up his mind to go to the dark on this road.

After earning enough money to build a big house in the country, raising a few servants, and living a life of leisure, I will be very happy.

"Go, go, it's too late for a while."

"Unexpectedly so fast!"

There was a chaotic sound from far and near. Zhong Ziqi glanced at a lot of people running toward the dock. The people eating noodles on the noodle stall were also puzzled. He caught a person who had just run over and asked, "What happened? So anxious."

The man was in a hurry, was pulled away impatiently and continued running, leaving a sentence echoing in the booth: "A big merchant ship is coming."

This sentence is like a depth bomb blasted the wharf. No—the workers who started the wok knew that there was another big business coming. They ran to the wharf without even eating noodles.

In an instant, there were only a few people left in all the stalls. Half of the people who ran to the pier were workers and half watched the fun. They didn't even bother to eat the things they paid for.

The four of Zhong Ziqi and Zhao Ning were facing a somewhat empty and quiet street for a moment, and for a moment they couldn't recover. The contrast was really too great.

If you look at the left side, you can see that the enclosed water on the side of the dock is impenetrable and full of noise.

"Is it a little scared? Just get used to it." Uncle Song laughed stupidly when he saw the four of them, and he didn't admit that he had come here so stupidly.

Zhao Sheng scratched his head and asked, "Uncle Song, do you often do this?"

Seeing the eyes of the four people all at once, Uncle Song cleared his throat and said as if someone was coming by, "Not very often, but if there is such a big effect, then it must be those rich and powerful merchant ships that have come. , This group of people want to go and see what big people are here."

"Oh, that's how it is."

"Okay, it doesn't matter to us, please pack up the dishes and chopsticks." Although Zhong Ziqi was surprised, he calmed down quickly.

Although Zhao Zhengan was also curious to look at the crowd frequently, but he would not leave Zhong Ziqi to go out alone. Hearing Zhong Ziqi's words, he took the lead to clean up the dishes on the stall.

Besides, on the side of the dock, the noisy crowd suddenly fell silent for a while, and everyone stared straight at the person who got off the boat.

People in these small places have rarely seen such a good-looking person, and they are still a kid. Although the caravan passing by here also has good-looking looks, but they are not so good-looking and temperamental.

Gao Hanjin raised his eyebrows and looked at the scene in front of him, expressing his appreciation for the eyes of these buns, so he didn't care about their irritating eyes. "Huh" opened the paper fan in his hand and motioned to the man standing behind him: "Go, let's go out for a stroll. After eating dry food for so long, we can finally change a bite."

Gao Hanjin is the owner of the entire ship, but this is the first time he has taken a merchant ship out to sea. No matter how arrogant and disdainful he is, he is still a savvy person, so he can’t be special in anything. As a means to win over the hearts of the people, it turned out that the dry food for more than half a month was not eaten for nothing. At the very least, those individuals in the caravan no longer looked down on him when they first came.

The man behind him got the order and opened the way in front, Gao Hanjin shook the paper fan and walked behind.

As we passed through the crowd, there was a pause. Thin lips turned slightly to the young man next to him and showed a charming smile: "This beautiful man, do you have any food here?"

The young man was so fascinated that he couldn't find the north, and he replied with a peach blossom nervously: "Before... in front, there is a cold noodle stall."

"Thank you." Gao Hanjin waved his sleeves without taking away a cloud.

Until the person walked away, that brother still looked like a idiot, and the others who watched shook his head speechlessly, and secretly stayed away. Who would dare to marry such a brother at home.